{"product_id":"the-politics-of-place-montesquieu-particularism-and-the-pursuit-of-liberty-paperback","title":"The Politics of Place: Montesquieu, Particularism, and the Pursuit of Liberty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Bandoch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis critical reexamination of Montesquieu's political science reveals that place is a primary factor in the development of the best political order. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany Enlightenment thinkers sought to discover the right political order for all times and all places, and scholars often view Montesquieu as working within this project. In this reassessment of Montesquieu's political thought, Joshua Bandoch finds that Montesquieu broke from this ideal and, by taking into account the variation of societies, offered a more fruitful approach to the study of politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through a careful reading of Montesquieu's political writings, Bandoch shows that for Montesquieu the politics, economics, and morals of a society must fit a particular place and its people. As long as states commit to pursuing security, liberty, and prosperity, states can -- indeed, should -- define and advance these goals in their own particular ways. Montesquieu saw that the circumstances of a place -- its religion, commerce, laws, institutions, physical environment, and mores -- determine the best political order for that place. In this sense, Montesquieu is the great innovator of what Bandoch calls the \"politics of place.\" This new reading of Montesquieu also provides fresh insights into the American founding, which Montesquieu so heavily influenced. Instead of having discerned the \"right\" political order, Bandoch argues, the Founders instituted a good political order, of which there are numerous versions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Joshua Bandoch earned his PhD in political science from the University of Notre Dame. He has taught at Brown University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119963705479,"sku":"9781648250521","price":46.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c9c6f30ea5c8d99859b6334ee175b7fb.webp?v=1732544330","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-politics-of-place-montesquieu-particularism-and-the-pursuit-of-liberty-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}